Waquar Hasan | Clarion India
NEW DELHI — Ahead of the by-polls for the Sisamau assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur District later this year, the state government has decided to withdraw charges against 32 persons in the 2015 riots case.
According to reports, Mukesh Kumar Singh, special secretary in the Uttar Pradesh government, wrote to Kanpur district magistrate directing him to withdraw the case.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, District Government Counsel (DGC) advocate Dilip Awasthi confirmed the reports.
“The administration has perhaps withdrawn the case. I did not get the letter in this regard. But I got the information about it. As soon as we get the letter from the government, we will start the process of withdrawing the case,” said Awasthi.
He claimed that unfair cases were filed against members of the majority community under pressure from the then government and other groups.
Clarion India’s efforts to get the views of the district magistrate of Kanpur did not yield any response.
SR Darapuri, a political activist and former IPS officer, described the move as a “misuse of power” and “wrong”.
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